Philippines startup Salarium emerged as the grand winner for the second edition of Seedstars World, competing against 35 other startups from different countries around the world in the finals. Salarium, which offers payroll solutions for emerging markets will receive $500K in equity funding. Other finalists include Peruvian travel...

Multi-million dollar software firm Atlassian has expanded operations in the Philippines by opening a new site located at the financial district of Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Metro Manila. The Philippine office is now the sixth site for the Aussie tech company which has offices in San Francisco (California), Austin (Texas),...

Here are the winners of Accenture Philippines’ Program the Future Technology Campus Challenge. Launched last December, the competition gathered IT, Computer Science and Engineering students from different schools and universities to design and develop mobile applications that will help improve the Philippines’ education system....

If you want to start your own contact center company, or want to add a contact center operations in your company without having to outsource or spend a lot on capital expenditures, PLDT has something that might just suit your needs. Launched a few days ago, PLDT’s Cloud CCaaS or Contact Center as a Service is the first cloud-based...

Convergys, a global leader in customer management and the country’s largest private employer, has been named BPO Company of the Year at the International ICT Awards. This is the second time for Convergys to receive the award. The recognition encompasses all aspects of business management excellence, such as financial and...

ExlService Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of outsourcing and transformation services, announced the launch of EXL’s Healthcare Academy in Manila, Philippines, to scale its clinical and utilization management capabilities for health insurers and providers. “Many studies predict a coming shortage of healthcare professionals in...

You know our country’s economy is booming when companies from not-your-usual countries want to set up shop here. Such is the case of leading Russian software solutions developer Noda who recently announced their expansion to the Philippines. The company’s interest in the Philippines was immediately announced after the...

Cognizant, a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, today announced that it has expanded its presence in the Philippines with the opening of a new delivery center in Pasig City, Metro Manila. The center, located in the IT-BPO services hub, Ortigas Center, will accommodate...

The PLDT AppFarm cloud solutions suite is a solution for small companies to reduce capital expenses by hosting critical software applications off site. PLDT just announced that they are now offering Microsoft Exchange 2010 as part of their cloud solutions suite under AppFarm. Organizations can now easily deploy Microsoft Exchange...